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Author: Troy Taylor
Publisher: Whitechapel Productions
Published: 2017-04-13
Total Pages: 406
ISBN-13: 9781892523990
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom the mediums of Spiritualism's golden age to the ghost hunters of the modern era, Taylor shines a light on the phantasms and frauds of the past, the first researchers who dared to investigate the unknown, and the stories and events that galvanized the pubic and created the paranormal field that we know today.
Author: Troy Taylor
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 267
ISBN-13: 076075943X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExplores bizarre sights and stories found in Illinois.
Author: Troy Taylor
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Published: 2008-05-05
Total Pages: 146
ISBN-13: 0811740668
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIllinois's mysterious and often violent history has made the state a haven for restless spirits.
Author: GARRET. MOFFETT
Publisher: History Press
Published: 2024-08-19
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781467156837
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSpringfield has launched a lot of history, from the career of Abraham Lincoln to the wagon train that bore the doomed Donner party. But some pieces of that history stubbornly linger to haunt the present. Meet the Gibson Girl who turned society circles into séances during her life and the vengeful actor who held down a leading role as mischief maker after death. From the shadows in Oak Ridge Cemetery's Receiving Vault to specters at the Vinegar Hill Mall, Garret Moffett offers an expanded tour of the eerie corners of Springfield's past. Dramatically updated edition of author's pre-existing Haunted Springfield book
Author: John B. Kachuba
Publisher: Clerisy Press
Published: 2010-03-12
Total Pages: 242
ISBN-13: 1578603730
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLock the doors, draw the curtains, and light a candle as you join author John Kachuba on a guided tour of Illinois's most terrifyingly haunted places. Your hair-raising journey will take you to: • Old State Capital, Springfield -- Lincoln lay in state here before his burial in Oak Ridge Cemetery. Could his ghost haunt the spot where his body lay? • Harpo Studios, Chicago -- When the Eastland steamer capsized in 1915, the building served as a temporary morgue. Oprah's employees have encountered the ghosts of the victims, including the "Gray Lady" who floats through the halls. • And many more scary sites. Maps and travel information are provided to every haunted location for those brave enough to make the journey in person.
Author: Diane A. Ladley
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 164
ISBN-13: 9780738561226
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEstablished in 1831, Naperville is one of the oldest settlements in the Greater Chicago area. The city's rich and fascinating heritage has been carefully passed down from one proud generation to the next; however, nowhere has Naperville's ghostly oral tradition and haunted history been preserved until now. Most of Naperville's unique legends--compiled for the fi rst time ever in these pages--arose from accounts of actual historic events and from the lives of notable personages in the city's long history. As the tragic events and persons faded from living memory, all that might remain of them would be ghost stories whispered by fi relight and, later, by fl ashlight tucked under a teenager's chin at slumber parties. Some eerie legends in these pages have origins that are lost in time, and still other hair-raising ghost stories included in this work are chilling contemporary, firsthand accounts of paranormal encounters within Naperville's sprawling boundaries . . . perhaps from even just down the street.
Author: David E. Harkins
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2013-07-23
Total Pages: 151
ISBN-13: 1625840527
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA terrifying tour of cemeteries where ghosts of Civil War soldiers, criminals, and others wander the grounds . . . includes photos! From the neatly tended urban necropolis to the long-forgotten family plot at the end of a winding gravel road, these “quiet cities” of the Ozarks have the power to send chills up and down the spine of the most hardened skeptic. Be it the restless Civil War soldiers of Greenbrier, the mass murderer who stalks Peace Church, or the red eyes that persecute visitors to Robinson, tales of ghostly activity abound in every burial ground carved out of the ancient Ozark hills. Follow Dave Harkins as he explores the fascinating history and unsettling lore clinging to these haunted graveyards.
Author: Alan Brown
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2011-01-09
Total Pages: 146
ISBN-13: 1625841612
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMeridian once echoed with the high and lonesome sound of early country music pioneer Jimmie Rodgers. With the right ears, that lonely wail may still be heard from the spirits that haunt this historic east Mississippi community. Now, for the first time, Meridian ghost expert and local author, Alan Brown, surveys the city's many sites of ghostly activity and recounts chilling tales of spirits past. From the Gypsy Queen's grave at the Rose Hill Cemetery to the phantom that haunts Stuckey's Bridge, this frightening collection offers adventurous readers a view into a side of Meridian's history that is rarely seen.
Author: Janice Tremeear
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2012-09-11
Total Pages: 115
ISBN-13: 1614236771
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMissouri's state capital groans beneath the burden of its haunted heritage, from the shadow people of Native American folklore to Boogie Man Bill, Missouri's wild child. The muddy river waters hide the shifting graves of steamboat crews, like the one that went down with the Montana, and the savage scars of the Civil War still linger on the land. Join Janice Tremeear for the fascinating history behind Jefferson City's most chilling tales, including a visit to the notorious Missouri State Penitentiary, where the vicious festered for 170 years.
Author: Ellen Robson
Publisher: Primer Publishers
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781885590435
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA guide to sixty-six spine-tingling tales of haunted homes, businesses and graveyards along America's "Mother Road". From the Biograph Theater in Chicago to the Pointe Vincente Lighthouse on the Pacific Coast, these fascinating accounts of ghostly activities will provide you with hours of reading enjoyment.
